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        "id": 1813710,
        "msgid": "tax-office-flags-potential-revenue-leakage-from-free-meals-and-village-cooperative-programmes-1781941890",
        "date": "2026-06-20 13:30:55",
        "title": "Tax Office Flags Potential Revenue Leakage from Free Meals and Village Cooperative Programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes has identified potential state revenue losses from the implementation of key government programmes, including the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) scheme and the Red and White Village Cooperatives. The tax authority warns that policy inconsistencies, such as a previous circular exempting all MBG grants from tax, could lead to transactions that should be taxable escaping obligations. The DJP is also scrutinising the classification of operational funds for nutrition service kitchens to ensure compliance with tax regulations.",
        "content": "<p>The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) at the Ministry of Finance has\nidentified a risk of potential state revenue loss stemming from the\nimplementation of several government priority programmes. This risk\narises from policy confusion at the executing level and the suboptimal\nmanagement of funds and tax compliance in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto revealed that the government\nis currently scrutinising several areas deemed to have the potential to\nreduce state revenue from the taxation sector. Two programmes under\nparticular attention are the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme\nmanaged by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) and the development of\nthe Red and White Village Cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bimo, potential tax revenue leakage can occur if policy\nimplementation in the field is not aligned with applicable tax\nprovisions. Therefore, any determination regarding tax objects or tax\nfacilities must refer to prevailing laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>One source of potential revenue loss highlighted by the DJP\noriginates from a policy previously applied in the MBG programme. Bimo\nexplained that a circular issued by the former head of BGN stipulated\nthat all grants within the MBG programme were not subject to tax. He\nargued that this policy could create confusion, as the determination of\nwhether a transaction is a tax object or not should be established based\non statutory provisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is some policy confusion, I would say. There was a circular\nfrom the former head of BGN which stipulated that all MBG grants are not\nsubject to tax. In fact, determining whether an item is taxable or not\nshould be based on the law,\u2019 Bimo stated in an online broadcast quoted\non Saturday, 20 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DJP, if there are differing interpretations\nregarding the tax status of funds or assistance, the risk of reduced\nstate revenue can arise because transactions that should be taxable are\nnot subjected to tax obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The DJP is also scrutinising the classification of daily operational\nincentive funds for nutrition service unit kitchens, which in practice\nare referred to as grants or aid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tax-office-flags-potential-revenue-leakage-from-free-meals-and-village-cooperative-programmes-1781941890",
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